子周长与年轻印度成年人的一般和中央肥胖症有关
Aruna Raju1, Niveatha Santhanakrishnan2, Manikandan Sathiyaseelan2
1Department of Physiology, All India Institute of Medical Science, Kalyani, West Bengal, India.
概括
子周长 (NC) 是评估年轻成年人肥胖的实用和有效措施. 这种简单,便宜,节省时间的方法为传统的体重指数 (BMI) 和腰围 (WC) 测量提供了有价值的替代方案.
科学领域:
- 人类测量学 人类测量学.
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 肥胖问题研究研究
背景情况:
- 肥胖患病率正在上升,造成代谢健康风险.
- 身体质量指数 (BMI) 是有限的,因为它不能区分脂肪和肌肉.
- 腰围 (WC) 是更好的肥胖预测指标,但有诸如腹部膨胀和文化不敏感等局限性.
研究的目的:
- 评估子周长 (NC) 与一般/中央肥胖之间的关联.
- 建立年轻成年人肥胖评估的NC截止点.
主要方法:
- 测量包括身高,体重,腰部,部和部周长.
- 子周长测量在椎中部/子前部中部.
- 使用了标准的人类测量技术.
主要成果:
- 357名年轻的印度成年人 (18-25岁) 参加.
- 子周长与两性BMI和WC有显著的关联.
- 肥胖的最佳切线点被确定为男性≥34厘米,女性≥30.5厘米.
结论:
- 子周长是一个实用,简单,经济高效的肥胖评估工具.
- 与BMI和WC相比,NC提供了优势,不那么侵入性和耗时.
- 在年轻人的肥胖评估中,NC 是一个有前途的替代标志物.
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